Marcus Luttrell is the LONE SURVIVOR

MARCUS LUTTRELL, LONE SURVIVOR, JOINS SAN DIEGO PARTICIPANTS TAKING ON ‘MEMORIAL DAY MURPH’, A CROSSFIT WORKOUT AND
FUNDRAISING EVENT HONORING MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT MICHAEL P. MURPHY

CROSSFIT EAST VILLAGE

SAN DIEGO, CA

MONDAY, MAY 27, 2013 AT 12:00-1:00 PM

WHAT: ‘Memorial Day Murph’, a Crossfit
workout and fundraising event honoring Medal of Honor recipient Michael P. Murphy

WHO: MARCUS
LUTTRELL, author, retired United States Navy SEAL,
Navy Cross recipient

WHERE: CrossFit East Village, 1220 J Street, San
Diego, CA 92101

WHEN: Monday, May 27, 2013 12:00-1:00 PM.

Across the nation and world, men and women are signing up for an annual
Memorial Day event to raise funds, awareness and fitness in honor of all fallen
military members.

In 2007, Navy Lt. Michael Murphy, a Navy SEAL who was a regular Crossfit
participant, was posthumously awarded the U.S. Military’s highest decoration,
the Medal of Honor, for courageous and selfless acts of bravery. Murphy was
killed in action in Afghanistan on June 28, 2005.

In an effort to remember Lt.
Murphy and others who died serving their country ‘Memorial Day Murph’ (MDM for
short) was created.

In 2012, over
7,000 participants worldwide registered for MDM and challenged their fitness
with one of Murphy’s favorite workouts, now commonly known as ‘Murph.’ The
workout consists of: a 1 mile run, followed by 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300
squats and another 1 mile run, some wearing a 20lb. weighted vest.

The event
donated $140,000 to four charities last year: the Lt. Michael P. Murphy
Memorial Scholarship Foundation, the Lone Survivor Foundation and That Others
May Live Foundation. Additionally, $5,000 was donated to help family members of
OPERATION Red Wing attend the commissioning of the USS Michael Murphy.

This year,
participation is expected to increase significantly across the country and
world -- and not just with current and former military members. MDM is embraced
by men and women throughout the country who honor the efforts of those in the
military and especially those who have paid the ultimate price.

Ryan Brundage,
Vice President of Forged Clothing, stated, “The men and women who support
‘Memorial Day Murph’ and participate in this fundraising event are to be
commended for taking some time out of their lives, if even for a couple hours,
to prepare for and tackle this workout in honor of Michael Murphy and others
who serve."

This year’s
event takes place on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. To register and sign up for
this event please visit: http://www.ForgedClothing.com/MDM

More about Marcus Luttrell:

Marcus
Luttrell is a retired United States Navy SEAL. He received the Navy Cross for
his actions in 2005 facing Taliban fighters during Operation Red Wing.

On
June 28, 2005, Luttrell and SEAL Team 10 were assigned to a mission to kill or
capture Ahmad Shah (nom de guerre Mohammad Ismail), a high-ranking Taliban
leader responsible for killings in eastern Afghanistan and the Hindu-Kush
mountains. The SEAL team was made up of Luttrell, Michael P. Murphy, Danny
Dietz and Matthew Axelson. Luttrell and Axelson were the team’s snipers; Dietz
was in charge of communications and Murphy the team leader.

A
group of goat herders stumbled upon the SEALs, the four SEALs immediately took
control of the situation and discussed what to do with the herders. After
taking a vote and basing their decision on ROE, Michael Murphy made the final
decision to let them go.

The
herders were subsequently released and disappeared over the mountain ridge.


Luttrell believed they immediately betrayed the team’s location to local
Taliban forces and within an hour, the SEALs were engaged in an intense gun
battle.

In
the ensuing battle, the rest of the SEAL team were killed. Team leader Michael
P. Murphy was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the battle. Danny
Dietz, Matthew Axelson, and Marcus were awarded the Navy Cross.

A
MH-47 Chinook helicopter was dispatched with a force consisting of SEALs and
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment “Nightstalkers” to rescue the team,
but the helicopter was shot down by an RPG. All 16 men on the Chinook were
killed.

Luttrell
was the only survivor. Badly wounded, he managed to walk and crawl seven miles
to evade capture. He was given shelter by an Afghan tribe, who alerted the
Americans of his presence, and he was finally rescued by American forces six
days after the gun battle.

Military Career

Luttrell
joined the United States Navy in March 1999. He began Basic Underwater
Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training with Class 226 in Coronado, California.

He
graduated with Class 228 after suffering a fractured femur early in his
training. Marcus graduated 18 Delta in 2001, making him a team Medic.

Today

In
2010 Marcus met the woman of his dreams and married shortly after. Marcus and
his wife Melanie have a son Axe, who is named after Matthew Axelson, and a
daughter, Addie.

In 2010 Marcus also started the Lone Survivor
Foundation and is fully involved with The Boot Campaign. In
2012 Luttrell released a book, Service, that follows up with unanswered
questions from Lone Survivor and gives honor and praise to other members of the
military. Later in 2013, a major motion picture will be released depicting the
story of Lone Survivor.

More about Lt. Michael Murphy:

More
information about Murphy can be found in the book “Lone Survivor,” by Marcus
Luttrell, with Patrick Robinson, which is currently being turned into a major
motion picture set to be released on January 10, 2014:. A documentary of Lt.
Michael Murphy’s life has been filmed and already released on a limited basis: http://www.murphmovie.com/.

More About Forged Clothing:

FORGED was
founded by two former Navy SEALs. With a combined 21 years in the Teams, they
are distinguished veterans of several war time campaigns, including Iraq,
Afghanistan, Africa, Kosovo and Bosnia. Additionally, they served tours as
instructors at the BUD/S SEAL Training Facility. Forged donates a percentage of
every sale to several military affiliated non-profit organizations to help wounded
veterans and their families. Forged also creates specific tribute shirts to
honor their fallen brothers, and to preserve their legacy.